Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-02-15


DISTRICT LODGE. GOOD TEMPLARS.
The AnnuA session % The O1fort Dis
trict Lodge. I. O. ofG T. Was held with
SO. Paris Lodge. FEB "a i,.I. The sew
era committees were daily appointed and
TIE usuA business Aitenict %.
The committee on credentials reported
six lodges represented BY ij representa-
rves and seven Ofilcers. Ca account %
The weather severA lodges sent repre-
seutAilon Of their condition BY mall. which
vAs altogether fAvorA5le f0r The cause D,
temperance.
TIE Cricers-siect were duly Installed ~
A. N. Trul. OF Norway, Dist Depuiy.
IN Bolster. - Paris u. rempiAr. { n.
GeOrrs. ustrun. n. 0CuOf NJ A %. Par
soua tlartfurf. n. n Ten. =. Hatch, NorNaY,
u - Mis- Msftis Adams. - Paris. n.
80 John Weller. Canton. q. rress. Rev. A
q. FlI. -. Paris. n. chap a. . punham, ~.
rGris. H. n Mr. n q hunham, -o. Paris. u.
n n q or Nuriork. WoiclViile. u. Guar
4 y. randall. iisorOu. o. SEA.
The several lotges were reported A. b.
irg on he gaia both In membership and
Interest. Aqua PuriA lotge % welchviie,
Installed oct. i2ih l>.f. with "a charter
members. now have enrolled 81 members
LAke View. Canton. hetSeen 81 AM Sd
members Mountain Home. Hebron. 30 b
Rasinsid. Norway. 49,. Sc. Paris. % SO.
Paris. les lnvlucioie. East Sumrer, 6.
Invinciole Lotge has . circulating libra
~ OF nearly i.o0 volumes.
Delegates elected o. attend tie Grand
LOtge e n George. n. y. Bolster. y.
Hatch. Altsrnates ;. W. Besse, Rev.
A. @. Flir. A. NJ. TruM
Committee on time and place reported
tie next session 10 be held with Rasifeli.
Norway. jane sih i,s7.
District Lodge recOmnentct % tie
Grand Lodge Rev. A. G. fiiI Tor District
Deputy.
cOnnI,,se on resolutions reported S
ollovs
ist Resolved ThAi A. Cool Ismp.Ars. -
pat upon rccorf. tnAi - are no; losing our
Interest in IN tempTrance cause, or our fAiih
IN TIE usefulness 81 or orief.
"a Resolved That q IL our iaiy A. Tool
Tsmplars - create . Iemperance s-utiment
10 oar respective communities. an ~ The
sNme time uss our infaenc. for 10 snforoe-
ment VI ~ frOhioitiou La.
FOE the COOP OF rHE OSDER
The Temperance question box was open
ed. and The following questions were dis
cnsssf
ist what's Tie daiy OF every temper
ancs nan ant woman By LAForrost
Howe, with an enthusiasm Which only an
earnest temperance man can feel
%. How 90 get the older people inter
es,sd In our cAasei By A. b. Chase.
50. In what Way can ve best keep 10
the interest Of our Lodgei By A. VI.
Trun.
an. Would not the prohibition OF to-
bacco De The greatest aid 20 the suppress
sion OF drinking hsbltsl by Bros. A. q.
Fitf. A. b. Chase. A. VI. Truil. II. y. Bol-
stsr, Cole and effort.
StA. What would be profitable and
suitable % be introduced into q lodge OF
Good Tsmplsrs for entsrtalnmenti By y.
Hatch and A. ID. Chase.
9Th. l. Il The duiy OF lodge 20 take
all Who apply for sdmissiOni By Bros.
c. II. George. Ia forres, Howe AID II.
n. Bolster.
The session as q whole was exceedingly
profitable with . good attendance. 1.-THE
sentiments which were expressed In oar
counsel OF war las II has osn called
were prsctised In The lives Of ever ten
psrsnce man and woman. TIE curse OF In
Temperance would soon b bsrished from
our land snd homes which are now shzd-
Cd by The clouds OF misery. shame and
want. would be lighted By tie sun OF
Temperance. manhood and glorf.
NATHAN HkrcH. Disr. Skc
Norway. Maine.